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Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel

Ohio rates for HCPCS 78261

An imaging test in which a small amount of radioactive tracer is injected into a vein and taken up by stomach-type lining tissue. A camera then shows whether such tissue is sitting somewhere outside the stomach, a well-known cause of unexplained bleeding from the bowel in children and young adults.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan For Stomach-Type Lining In The Bowel cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $646 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$182 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$240 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,047Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $170 to $407
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $646professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Ohio $229 · 30th of 51
WY $724FL $162

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.